New-York tribune., 1887-12-27
PIGEON SHOOTING At TUXEDO PARK.
THE WINNERS oAKLTIGH THoRNE, WALKER bREEsi
s,ILIu-AI,..Y AIEEs LIE POND.

THE WINNERS OAKLTIGH THORNE, WALKER BREESE
sMITH-MAvY SKATERS on TIE POND.
TUXEDO Dec. 26 tSDecial.-TnxelO to-day has been
twelve .rees colder than yesterday ana o-hlsh SNOW
is failing. The train at 800 a. iu from Ne"-io'h
brought up sixty passengers most o. whom were men
who came up for the pigeon shoot shooting bs4ah az
Il:3O o'clock Tne first pr.ze silver cup valued at
$3.50 presented bv Perc Iorilllri, IT. The entrance
fee 90 Nearly thirty men took part In the contest
ameHg them Treieric Halsey, PAilp Allen, Edward
Potter Alfonso De Navarro Gideon Knapp, sir Richard
Musrroye Oakleigh Therne. G. f. WatsO1, Roswell L.
Flower Walker Breese Smith, j. II. Pnrdy' Cooper
Hewitt Grenyille Kane and J. Coleman rrayton THIS
match was for members of the club and the guests and
was BY Oaklegh Thorne Of Poughkeepsie VINO shOI
six straight birds. Z. f. Watson was next sh0ollhS
I'VE birds, and awarded half tho entrance
money Sir Richard Musgreve WAS one o.
the contestants did keep to his record abroad
lie the grand prize at Paris on seven straight prds
but to-day missed his fourth 1he next contest was
for members only about The same number entchs Inc
prize was sold silver tea-keis presented by the club
aud valued $3.50. Walker Breese smith WAS the VIII
ner shosting thirteen straight birds.
Darkness prevented the finish for the thiri prize ana
II was decided divide the entrance money among mo
first five mon The prize offered was silver cup valued
| at 800. Tho were Messrs FELTON,. Ha'eJ. HinV
Floyd Jones and Navarro The entrance money amounted
to 500 The buffers cup was net shot for darkness
preventing.
are about mile from the Club House near
tho foot the toboggan side. Ihe
house built on the grounds cost $500 and has "A
nicely warmed oDservaourOom for The ladies' VINO care
10 watch the shooting. \ lew want down 10 day
The pond gay with skaters until 1 D. m mo
snOwstOrm will Interfere Temporarily wth out"t-door
sports. ~,
Among tho guests now at the club are Nj and Mr4.
H. G. McVickar. Edward Pstter, MI. and Mrs. j. l..
Brsese W. Kent. J. COlssan Dr ytoh. Mr. and Mrs A. =
Hewitt Or ard Mrs. j. @. Greene Mr. aud Mr.. cooper
Hewitt Mrs. Burke Roche the Misses Hewitt. George
,oun. kusley Maroun. H. K bishop H. k hshop' r.
Alfci ~.tHn, jr. the Rev. W =. kiIksisrd LanEI"n
Wiks Mr. and Mrs Pierre lnrll2rl Jr Pierre Lorard.
Chauncev Floyd Jones. AIBes Van Wart, Mr. AMI Mrs
G. T. Ierson, the Misses Barley, Gesrse DE VIII lr.
William ROBINSON &. Oliver iselin. Miss Butler Miss
Hone Il. c. Hone. Mr. and Mrs Louis stanton and hrH.
W. H. ninghas Mr.. ard Mrs.. j. H. Purdv. Oiyer liir'
riRan, j. Borden Hartman Fernando Gzrasa. Fleming
Tucksrman, . :. Boyd. hoswOll T. Flower. Mr. aEi
Mrs Frederic ilalssy. Mr.. AMI Mrs. Edwara kemcys.
a. T. Wi liams, j. O. Heckscher. Gooll listL JOnn \.
King,iord. g. t. rurnure. Miss Bisnop j. q. Bishos.
j. y A. GrsWold, Ms j. Frederick lleiSOn, MISS
Elsie De Wolfe. Peter Mare and ". l.. Curils.
There were two 81 ght accidents tsdaN. Miss Elmer
Hewitt fell while SEALING and cat her hc~,
but not seriously Charles : Bort WHO stands SIX icet
two AMI weigh= about 22J pounds, yentured On tLin
Ice and received an unwelcoms duckng.